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COMMUNITY CELEBRATIONS: Flint Hills Resources is celebrating summer with thousands of Minnesotans at local festivals and parades. Look for Flint Hills employees – along with their families and friends – as they show their hometown pride at many local celebrations, including Rosemount Leprechaun Days, Hastings Rivertown Days, Inver Grove Heights Days and Saint Paul’s Lowertown Sounds. For decades, Flint Hills Resources has supported programs, organizations and events that improve our quality of life in our communities. LEARN MORE: Community Partnerships (SPONSORED: Flint Hills Resources Pine Bend refinery)
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SATURDAY: Via Insight News, VERBATIM: “The historic Rondo neighborhood will celebrate a new milestone on Saturday, July 25, as community leaders officially open the Rondo African-American Arts District (RAAD), establishing a permanent cultural destination that recognizes the neighborhood’s artistic heritage while strengthening opportunities for local businesses and creative entrepreneurs.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4fkcSg8
SATURDAY: Via Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity, VERBATIM: “Habitat for Humanity is teaming up with Lowe’s to offer a hands-on, family-friendly pop-up event to celebrate both Habitat for Humanity International’s 50th anniversary and its more than 20-year partnership with Lowe’s.” Via Facebook, DETAILS: https://fluence-media.co/3TLZBFO
SOCCER: From Laura Yuen via Star Tribune, VERBATIM: “On a recent night, I stopped by the Futsal Society’s first summer league game at DeLaSalle High School and spotted teens from all over the world, suited up in team jerseys and cleats. Alson Tshikondo impressed peers with his speed — they called him ‘Mbappé,’ after the French superstar. The 18-year-old has kicked the ball his entire life but has yet to break into the exclusive realm of American club soccer. “You need money, and I’m broke,” said Tshikondo, who’s from Zambia. ‘Many people are talented, but they have no money.’ Here, though, Alson and the other players compete for trophies, just like more organized teams. They get touches on the ball, even in winter. And before high schools form teams in August, a coach runs clinics and drills that chase away pre-tryout jitters. The biggest difference here is that everything is free.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4wampNT
BWCAW: Via WCCO-TV, VERBATIM: “Under the threat of at least 15 burning fires in and around the Boundary Waters, local authorities are closing roads. As smoke filled the air over the area this week, heroics played out on the water. ‘They hit ‘go mode’ and went for it and made it happen,’ said Bria Schurke. Schurke is talking about her husband and other tow boat operators near Ely, Minnesota, who rescued friends and strangers in the water who were fleeing from campsites that went up in flames.” WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/4b3lPco
BIZ HELP: Via WDIO-TV, VERBATIM: “A new effort to help those whose lives have been changed dramatically in the past week due to the fires. It’s called The Northeastern Minnesota BWCA Legacy Fund. The goal is to raise at least $1 million dollars to provide financial assistance to locally owned small businesses.” WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/4b2VBa3
FOOD HELP: Via Northern News Now, VERBATIM: “After a 14-hour shift protecting structures from the Camp Fire north of Ely, Fayal Township Firefighter Brian Hoag sat down to enjoy a home-cooked meal. ‘To come in and have a hot roast beef sandwich with mac and cheese and vegetables and beans, it’s just delicious,’ said Hoag. ‘It’s a nice way to end the shift.’ The meals are thanks to the work of 20 employees with Big Sky Mobile Catering, a service dispatched to fire responses around the country.” WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/4pxFXcv
YOUR HELP: Via MPR, how you can help those impacted. READ: https://fluence-media.co/4bSi7T8
30 YEARS: Via Defense Department, VERBATIM: “Minnesota and Croatia celebrated the 30th anniversary of their partnership through the National Guard Bureau’s State Partnership Program during Exercise Combat Power 26, near Slunj, Croatia, June 29.” QUOTE: “This partnership is best measured not only in years, exercises or official milestones, but in people,” said Nicole McGraw, U.S. ambassador to Croatia. “It is measured in Croatian and American soldiers who have trained together, learned from one another and form a kind of trust that only comes from serving side by side.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/3TaAJaQ
GRANT: Via McKnight, VERBATIM: “The future of Minnesota depends on the strength, leadership, and innovation of Greater Minnesota. As the Minnesota Initiative Foundations mark 40 years of service, the McKnight Foundation is announcing a total $6 million investment in the people, ideas, and locally led solutions shaping rural communities across the state. Each of the six Minnesota Initiative Foundations will receive $1 million in funding in 2026, including $500,000 in additional general operating support.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/3TLup9K
MEALS: Via Dakota News Now, VERBATIM: “Gloria Dei Lutheran Church is partnering with Feed My Starving Children, a Minnesota-based nonprofit that provides nutritious meals to children in more than 70 countries. Organizers hoped to pack more than 100,000 meals during the mobile pack event.” WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/4fln5sI
FRISBEE: Via CCX Media, VERBATIM: “Young athletes of all abilities in Brooklyn Park got to try out a new sport — ultimate frisbee — thanks to an adaptive camp at Todd Anderson Field. On Friday, July 10, the Minnesota Wind Chill, the local professional ultimate frisbee team, coached kids in frisbee fundamentals.” WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/4yxPTaa
$30 MILLION: The Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal reports Minneapolis nonprofit GroundBreak Coalition plans to invest $11 million this year and another $19 million in the future – the investments will help reduce disparities in housing and boost Black business ownership. READ: https://fluence-media.co/4gPmBxw
NEXT WEEK: Via Minneapolis-based DQ, VERBATIM: “American Dairy Queen Corporation (ADQ), a leader in iconic treats and food, is turning sweet treats into impact for children and families through Miracle Treat Day. On July 30, participating DQ restaurants nationwide will donate $1 or more from every Blizzard Treat purchase to Children’s Miracle Network to support local children’s hospitals. To help inspire fans to take part, Olympic gold medalist and figure skating icon Tara Lipinski is teaming up with DQ to encourage fans nationwide to enjoy a Blizzard Treat while giving back to children and families in their own communities.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4fKqbaV
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